Product change
VS Code now automatically stops and finalizes a dictation session after 20 minutes. The cap prevents the microphone from remaining open indefinitely, preserves the accumulated transcript through normal finalization, and announces the automatic stop to screen-reader users.
Why the docs need an update
The built-in dictation documentation explains how sessions start and stop but does not state the new maximum recording duration. This is a user-visible constraint across dictation surfaces.
Suggested documentation
docs/configure/accessibility/voice.md: add the 20-minute maximum to the general built-in dictation behavior so it applies to chat, the Agents window, editors, and terminals.
Details to verify
- The 20-minute cap applies to both the on-device NeMo backend and the MAI cloud backend.
- Reaching the cap follows normal finalization and keeps the transcript accumulated so far.
Acceptance criteria
- The dictation article states that recording stops automatically after 20 minutes and explains what happens to the transcript.
- The wording applies consistently to every documented dictation surface and does not conflict with the separate terminal silence timeout.
Product change
VS Code now automatically stops and finalizes a dictation session after 20 minutes. The cap prevents the microphone from remaining open indefinitely, preserves the accumulated transcript through normal finalization, and announces the automatic stop to screen-reader users.
Why the docs need an update
The built-in dictation documentation explains how sessions start and stop but does not state the new maximum recording duration. This is a user-visible constraint across dictation surfaces.
Suggested documentation
docs/configure/accessibility/voice.md: add the 20-minute maximum to the general built-in dictation behavior so it applies to chat, the Agents window, editors, and terminals.Details to verify
Acceptance criteria